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Letters Paton-15N 107 ,283, dated September 13, 1870.

IMPRovED wAsHrNG-MAHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of the sante.

To Il whom it may concern:

13e it known that I, ALFnnuL. 1). Moonn, of La Grange, in the lcounty of .Fayette and State ot Texas, have invented A-a new and useful Improvement to make and use the same, referencev being had to Y the accompanying drawing forming part of this speciiieation.

lhe objectof this invention 1s to furnish an edi'- v cient and durablemachine for washing clothes and wringing them; and

The invention consists in the construction, ar`

rangement, and combination of parts hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 isa vertical section of fthe machine through the line .t a' of tiff. 2.

Figure 2 is a vcrticalsection of iig. 1 through the line y y. y

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This machine is made to hc used either with or without a furnace for boiling or heating the water in washing, the machine being providedwith legs for it-s support when it is used separately from the furnace.

In this example of my invcntionI show the machinecombined with a furnace.

A is the furnace or fire-box, which is rectangular in form, and of snliicient size to receive the machine, as represented in the drawing.

B is the washing-vessel, which, with its cover G, contains the washing-cyliinlcr.

The lower portion of the vessel B is circular in form, corresponding in some measure with thc diameter of the loose open cylinder D. v

E is a wheel which is fast on and revolved by thc crank-shaft F. The outer surface of this wheel E is corrugated.

G is a corrugated wheel, which is supported on journals in the cover (l. 'lhc eorrugations of this wheel correspond with those ot the wheel E, so that the teeth engage with cach other, the wheel G being revolved by thc wheel E.

The open cylinder l.) is formed by'conncctiug two rims, 1I H, by means ot' transverse rods I. lhcsc rods are placed on the inner surface ot' the rims, and are so arranged that they correspond with thc corrugations on the wheels and iit int-o the spaces between the teeth, as seen in tig. Il.

The cylinder D is lunch larger in diameter than the wheel E, (as rcprcscnteih) and also broader, so

that there is space for the length ot' the teeth o f the wheels between the rims H.

At the bottom of the' machine or vessel `B the cylinder D is supported on-one or more rollers, to prevent undue friction and relieve the wheel E ot weight.

1t will be seen that the open cylinder D will be rcvolved when the wheel E is revolved.

The clothes to be washed are secured to the cylinder D by means'of the rods I, asrepresented in fig. 1. g

, In g. 1 the machine is seen in operation. The clothes are carried around between the corrugated wheels, and at every revolution are dipped into the water in thc vessel B. 4

As the clothes pass through between the corrugated wheels, any required amount of pressure is applied by means ot` the spring J, attached-tov the cover C.

K is a cord which is attached to the end of the spring. The other end is secured to the ratchet.

-wheel crank-shaft L.

M is apawl which is attached to the vessel'B, by which the ratchet is held after the desired amount of pressure is obtained.

4.In the arrangement seen the lvessel B is made of metal, so that7 if necessarygthe water may befkept at the boiling-point, and even a pressure of steam4 ,may be obtained. By this arrangementvthe clothes are soon cleansed.

"ihe wringing is done while the clothes are in the same positiomby turning the crank back and Aforth, so as notto dip th'cm into the water.

In washing light clothes, it is not required .to putf on any pressure, the weight of the cylinder and the cover being suicient.

N- is a stand attached to thc side of the machine, to which are attached a pulley and hooks, for raising the wheel and cylinder from the vessel, slots being made in the sides ot'v the vessel, which allow the journals' ot' the wheel to be raised clear therefrom.

When the wheel and cylinder are removed, the vessel l may bc used as an Ordinar1 wash-tub 'or boiler. y

O represents the faucet for drawing oil" 4the water from the vessel.

I" is a pipe for carrying t-hc smoke of the furnace above the head of the operator, when the machine is used out of doors.

This machine may be made of either wood or metal, or ot' a combination t both, as maybe desired.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Lett-ers Patent- 1. In combination with n washi11g-machine, the open revolving cylinder D, arranged nud opera-ting substantially as und for the purposes herein shown und described.

2. The corrugated wheels E und G, arranged one in the washing-vessel and the other in the cover, substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. In combina-tion with the cover C, the spring J, und the applica-tion of power thereby to the cover, substantially :1s nud for the. purposes set forth.

lames 4. In combination with the vessel'B, provided with standard N, wheels E and G, und cylinder 1) .the furnace vA, substantially ns and for the purposes described.

` ALFRED L. 1). MOORE.

AWit-tresses O. W. GREGORY, .hues J. jHOLLoWAY. 

